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Google's AI Chatbot Tells Student Seeking Help with Homework 'Please Die'
When a graduate student asked Google 's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini, a homework-related question about aging adults on Tuesday, it sent him a dark, threatening response that concluded with the phrase, "Please die. Please."
Google AI chatbot tells user to 'please die'
Google chatbot Gemini told a user "please die" during a conversation about challenges aging adults face, violating the company's policies on harmful messages.
Why it Matters That Google’s AI Gemini Chatbot Made Death Threats to a Grad Student
AI chatbots put millions of words together for users, but their offerings are usually useful, amusing, or harmless. This week, Google’s Gemini had some scary stuff to say.
Google AI chatbot threatens student asking for homework help, saying: ‘Please die’
A Google-made artificial intelligence program verbally abused a student seeking help with their homework, ultimately telling her to “Please die.” The shocking response from Google’s Gemini chatbot large language model (LLM) terrified 29-year-old Sumedha Reddy of Michigan — as it called her a “stain on the universe.
Google responds after AI chatbot Gemini calls student a 'burden on society'
A graduate student in the U.S. was left horrified after Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, responded to a query about elderly care with shocking and harmful comments, including telling him to "Please die." Google acknowledged the incident,
Google's AI chatbot Gemini verbally abuses student, tells him ‘Please die’: Report
A 29-year-old student using Google's Gemini to do homework was “thoroughly freaked out” reportedly after the AI chatbot’s “erratic behaviour.”
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Battle of the AI assistants: Can Google Gemini take on ChatGPT and Copilot in generative AI race?
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AI pioneer François Chollet leaves Google
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Did Google's Gemini AI spontaneously threaten a user?
Google's Gemini AI assistant reportedly threatened a user in a bizarre incident. A 29-year-old graduate student from Michigan shared the disturbing response from a conversation with Gemini where ...
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Google warns of ‘Cloaking’; Here’s how to be safe from the new scam in town
Furthermore, “Cloaking is specifically designed to prevent moderation systems and teams from reviewing policy-violating ...